Kotaku: Russia

This is Cannon Fodder 3. Sort of.

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:00:00 EST

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We got a little excited last year when we heard a new Cannon Fodder game was being developed. Excitement quickly gave way to not-giving-a-fuck, though, when it turned out the game was for the Russian market and was likely never going to be released in the West. More »

Street Fighter V? Contra 6? These Games Exist (In Russia).

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

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Remember how last month we looked at some of the better examples of the unlicensed NES/Famicom clones that walked the earth during the 1980s and 1990s? One towered above all others like a colossus in terms of how successful it was, and that was Russia's Dendy console. More »

This is Russia's Idea of Soulcalibur V's Ivy

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:20:00 EDT

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Russia's Soulcalibur V publisher 1C gears up for the Igromir game festival by dressing up a model as Soulcalibur V's more modest and mature middle-age Ivy. How'd they do? More »

Increasingly Cool Russian President Suggests Warcraft Ripoff To Teach Russian History

Brian Crecente — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:20:00 EDT

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First Russian President Dimitri Medvedev joined Twitter. Next he visited Twitter and Apple HQs. Now he's suggesting that someone make a World of Warcraft knock-off to teach about his country's history. More »

And Just Like That, Oblivion Looks Amazing all over Again

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:30:00 EDT

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It's aged a little now, but when Oblivion was first released, it was breath-taking. This new mod, Andoran, restores a lot of the game's swagger. More »

Next Year Will See A Return To Metro 2033's Horrific Russian Underground

Brian Crecente — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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They call it their flawed masterpiece. More »

Kinect Has Finally Found Its Way Into the Women's Change Room

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:00:00 EDT

European clothing giant TopShop ran a little test in a Moscow store recently: hook a Kinect camera up to a mirror and let the ladies try on clothes without having to actually try them on. More »

This Game Boy has Been to Space. For Real.

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:20:00 EDT

In 1993, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov blasted off for a trip to the Mir space station. Onboard his Soyuz rocket was this Game Boy, and it can now be yours. More »

And Here I Was Thinking Tetris Was A Random Game

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:40:00 EDT

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I had long believed that the cruel, torturous selection of what bricks are coming next in Tetris was random. Turns out, they're not! Which makes sense. Nothing that cruel can happen by accident. More »

Russian Devs Blame Antiseizure Requirements for Crummy Sturmovik

Owen Good — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:00:00 EDT

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IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover, bravely carrying the flag for the decimated flight combat genre, has released in Russia where its devoted following is complaining of crippled gameplay and terrible framerate issues. One of the game's developers says anti-seizure controls mandated by Ubisoft, the game's Western publisher, is the culprit. More »

In Russia, Raving Rabbids Make Your Salads, Not Mischief

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:00:00 EDT

Who would want to co-opt Ubisoft's bothersome mascots, the Raving Rabbids? Russian salad maker Belaya Dacha, apparently, who have swiped the leporine mischief makers—or a very, very close approximation—to shill their pre-packaged salad greens. More »

This Half-Life 2 Fan Movie Is From Russia With Love

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST

Let's be honest. There are two types of fan films: crappy looking ones and great looking ones. Freeman's Days? It looks great. More »

Humanity Poised To Take Its First Steps On Fake Mars

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST

Following up on one of our earliest daily Kotaku science posts, the Mars500 Project is now in orbit, with three crew members preparing to become the first humans to set foot on fake Mars. More »

Nintendo And The Soviet Union Got Along Just Fine

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

In today's day and age, if people want to see a whole bunch of Nintendo characters appearing in the same game, they can play Smash Bros. In the 1980s, they could play...Tetris. More »

Russian TV Links Modern Warfare 2 To Russian Massacre

Brian Crecente — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EST

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may have influenced the deadly attack on Russia's busiest airport earlier this week, state run news network Russia Today suggests. More »

The Meat-erland Calls!

Owen Good — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

No, мать зовет is not "MEAT BOY" in Cyrillic. A famous piece of World War II propaganda was the inspiration for the winning box art submission for Super Meat Boy's lone retail release, in родина - Russia. Large size inside. More »

Super Meat Boy Creator Pleads For Russian Art Aid

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:40:00 EST

Russia will be the first country to score a retail release for the PC version of super Meat Boy, and creator Edmund McMillen sends out this moving call for Russian-inspired cover art. Good thing he's okay with the Cold War. More »

Perhaps I Need To Give Metro 2033 Another Look

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:00:00 EST

Best Video Games Of The Year lists are good for fomenting argument. But maybe they can also give an overlooked game another chance for attention. Here's one man sticking up for Metro 2033, and sticking up for it... interestingly. More »

A Sudden New Appreciation For Metro 2033

Mike Fahey — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:20:00 EST

A pair of models show off the sexier side to Metro 2033 at the World Exhibition Centre in Moscow during Game World 2010 earlier this month, as seen at English Russia. More »

Russian Women: Game Developers Have Dirty Hair, Look Like Archaeologists

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EST

From "freaks with long dirty hair" and "ordinary people" to "young" and "archeologists but with computers" and "crumbs in their beards", the women of St. Petersburg, Russia tell casual game developer Nevosoft what they think game developers look like. Freaks, sure, but archeologists?! More »

From Russia With Love, Five Minutes Of Dragon Age II Gameplay

Owen Good — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST

Igromir 2010, which attentive readers know is the Eastern Europe equivalent of E3, is taking place this week, and from there comes this video of a Dragon Age II floor demonstration. Discuss! More »

Modern Warfare 2 Shot To Pieces, Then Set On Fire

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:20:00 EDT

This video begins slowly, tricking you into thinking it's the inconsequential ramblings of a fanboy, but as soon as you hear a Russian accent drawl "I'm going to shoot it with a few guns", things get interesting. More »

Americans Get Russia Fighting The US

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EDT

In upcoming sci-fi third-person-shooter Vanquish, Russia and the United States face off. That wasn't the original plan, though. More »

Where Isn't StarCraft II Launching?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:00:00 EDT

On July 27, 2010, real-time strategy game StarCraft II is going on sale in over fifteen countries. There are more than fifteen countries on Earth. More »

Assassin's Creed Goes To Russia In Comic Book Mini-Series

Mike Fahey — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Last month UbiWorkshop teased a secret project featuring the talents of acclaimed comic book illustrators Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl. Today that project stands revealed as an Assassin's Creed comic book mini-series set in Russia, introduced via old-timey film reel. More »

Unboxing Half-Life 2: The Bubblegum

Owen Good — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EDT

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The infamous leak of Half-Life 2's beta in 2003 was a story with an international scope and wide-ranging consequences, some just now coming to light. Such as this box of Russian-made Half-Life 2bubblegum. More »

Russian President Tweets, Is One Step Closer To Playing FarmVille

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Russian President Dimitri Medvedev joined Twitter today. Why? Maybe because, according to his Twitter feed, he visited Twitter HQ. And then went to Apple, Tweeting this image. Naturally, Barack Obama has already Tweeted at him. Medvedev is now following Obama. More »

Too Bad All Salty Snack Ads Aren't This Clever

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:30:00 EDT

There are two words that can be used to describe these ads. The first word is "funny". The second word? "Brilliant". More »

Six Men Lock Themselves In A Box For Science

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Three Russians, a Frenchman, an Italian-Columbian, and a Chinese walk into a fake spaceship, and don't walk out again for 520 days. Stop me if you've heard this one. More »

Teenage Boy Charged With Killing His Father With Sledgehammer

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Near Russia's Black Sea, a 14-year-old boy has been charged with killing his father after a row over computer games. After the killing, he then played said computer games for several hours. More »

Mass Effect? More Like Ass Effect

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT

When Mass Effect cosplay meets Russian booth babes, subtlety goes right out the window. As seen on Break. More »

This Prince of Persia Poster Is Way Better

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:00:00 EST

Not this one. This one is the U.S. promotional poster for the big screen version of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It's...boring! Russia, god bless 'em, did a much better job. More »

Sonic Rated T (Use of Tobacco)

Owen Good — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:30:00 EST

Sega's iconic hedgehog advertising smokes in a Russian store. As seen by reader 2MON. More »

Classic Arcade Posters For The Proletariat

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:20:00 EST

As we've covered, the Soviet Union didn't just have big tanks and long lines for potatoes. It also had video games. But those games didn't just sell themselves! Like everything else, they needed to be advertised. More »

Pac-Man vs. Naked, Pole-Dancing Mario, in Russian

Owen Good — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

If that's not enough to get you to watch, I don't know what is. Seen via N'Gai Croal's Twitter and Patrick Klepek's tumblr today. More »

Strippers or Counter-Strike — Which Gets a Gamer's Attention?

Owen Good — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Over in Moscow, two top Counter-Strike teams met in a LAN contest. As soon as they started runnin' and gunnin' however, the promoter threw in a surprise to test the team's focus: Strippers. Russian strippers. Let's get to the NSFW! More »

More Crazy Russian S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Cosplay

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:30:00 EDT

Russia's fascination with cosplaying characters from bleak shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. shows no signs of easing up, with a fresh batch showcasing an improvement in photography skills from the plucky fans. More »

Russia Creates National Games Commission

Owen Good — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:30:00 EDT

By the end of October, Russia will have created a government sponsored trade organization for the games industry, and also hosted a national conference on the games industry, Gamasutra reports. More »

Fallout 2 As A Live-Action RPG

Mike Fahey — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Last month, at a remote disused air-defense base outside of Leningrad, upwards of 300 Russian Fallout fans recreated post-apocalyptic California in a live-action role-playing game based on Fallout 2. More »

XIII Century: Blood of Europe — All The Brutality, None Of The Plague

AJ Glasser — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:20:00 EDT

You thought things were hot in England during the 13th century, check out what they were up to in Eastern Europe. More »